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Up to seven years in prison and a million euro fine for Bulgarian smugglers in Bordeaux

Up to seven years in prison and a million euro fine for Bulgarian smugglers in Bordeaux

A clan-based criminal organization from the east. The Bordeaux Criminal Court on Thursday, November 24, sentenced 13 Bulgarians, including two fugitives, to several months of suspended prison terms of up to three, four or seven years and a permanent ban on entering French territory for “organised” gang-related tobacco smuggling, “criminal association”, “laundering” and “burdensome purchases.” […]

Nine-month war in Ukraine on one map: how much territory did Russia invade and then give up?

Nine-month war in Ukraine on one map: how much territory did Russia invade and then give up?

On February 24, 2022, after several months of tension between Moscow and Kiev, the Russian army crossed the border of its Ukrainian neighbor to the south, east and north. After a failed assault on the capital, Russian troops withdrew from the north of the country in early April to focus their offensive in southern and […]

“The violence experienced by rural women is too often ignored and underestimated”

“The violence experienced by rural women is too often ignored and underestimated”

has On the occasion of the 23rd anniversarye On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, on November 19, tens of thousands of women came out to demand the necessary means to support the voice of women victims of violence and to fight against this structural scourge. Marseille, Paris, Lyon, Nantes, Lille, […]

Iran: Armored vehicles will be sent to the regions of Kurdistan

Iran: Armored vehicles will be sent to the regions of Kurdistan

Armored vehicles and members of Iran’s special forces are moving toward Kurdish regions, the scene of recent clashes with armed groups, the head of the Revolutionary Guards’ ground forces said on Friday (November 25th). “This movement of ground forces is aimed at strengthening units stationed on the border and preventing the infiltration of terrorist groups […]

CDMX: A man threw himself from a pedestrian bridge in Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas

CDMX: A man threw himself from a pedestrian bridge in Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas

The man was taken care of by the paramedics already on the spot.Credits: Twitter: @FNNoticiass Passers-by and residents of Mexico experienced moments of tension in the early hours of this Friday, November 25, after a man will be suspended at the edge of a pedestrian bridge and then he will throw himself violently against the […]

After nine months of war in Ukraine, Russian forces are on the defensive

After nine months of war in Ukraine, Russian forces are on the defensive

Ukrainian fire on Russian positions on the front line in eastern Ukraine, November 23, 2022. Anatoly Stepanov / AFP A milestone in the nine-month war was crossed on Thursday, November 24, for a Russian “special military operation” in Ukraine, which Moscow’s propaganda initially said would last three days. At that time, the main goal was […]

Kurdish regions in Iran were experiencing unprecedented repression

Kurdish regions in Iran were experiencing unprecedented repression

Demonstration against the Iranian regime in the Kurdistan city of Marivan (northwest Iran) on November 19, 2022. SALAMPIX/ABACA Several Kurdish cities in Iran have been the scene of unprecedented repression in recent days since the start of the uprising in the country, which has just entered its third month. At least 42 civilians were killed […]

Libya: More than 200 foreigners have been deported

Libya: More than 200 foreigners have been deported

Migrants of different nationalities gather at an anti-illegal migration agency in Tripoli before being deported to their country of origin, November 24, 2022. Mahmud Turkey / AFP Libya’s body responsible for fighting illegal immigration organized a road convoy on Thursday, November 24, along the eastern and southern borders to bring back more than 200 foreigners, […]

Chris Wu, a Chinese-Canadian singer and actor, was sentenced to thirteen years in prison, specifically for rape.

Chris Wu, a Chinese-Canadian singer and actor, was sentenced to thirteen years in prison, specifically for rape.

Chinese-Canadian singer and actor Chris Wu was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Friday, November 25. A 32-year-old man was sentenced “Eleven years and six months in prison for rape”According to a ruling by the Beijing Chaoyang District Court, which added that it He was also sentenced to one year and ten months in […]

Anti-aircraft defense: Polish government refuses military aid to Berlin

Anti-aircraft defense: Polish government refuses military aid to Berlin

The scene where two men were killed in a rocket attack on November 17, 2022 in the village of Przewodow in eastern Poland, near the border with Ukraine. Wojtek Radwanski and Damien Simonart / AFP But the offer was generous. German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht made the proposal in Warsaw on Sunday after an incident […]